Final boss 2nd stage grab attack, how do you escape it?

[exoleet]

Exactly what the title says. He keeps grabbing me even though I keep my distance, and I don't know how to escape it.

[Glamador]

Yea that pissed me off too.  I managed to get through one round without him grabbing me and I made damn sure I didn't die after that (I had a ton of stockpiled food).  I found out later that you escape his grab by spinning.  Either hold R on the keyboard or spin your mouse around, but I'm sure you knew that since you made it to the final boss.

[silverflagon]

That is interesting Glamador, I found that move very early on and I was wondering if it ever had any uses I'll remember that one... I hope as I have a very poor memory for some things  lol

[Xiagan]

The spinning is god for this boss, for the gear in the sun temple, for getting rid of the leechs and for sucking food items to you if you don't want to dive after them when they sink.

[silverflagon]

The spinning is god for this boss, for the gear in the sun temple, for getting rid of the leechs and for sucking food items to you if you don't want to dive after them when they sink.

I got covered in something that looked like leeches last night and after a while I couldn't get her to move so I died, I'll remember that next time Xiagan thanks

[Glamador]

Well I discovered spinning when I just tried to swim in a circle.  But that's the natural motion for removing objects stuck to you.  Fling yourself around in a circle.

[silverflagon]

Well I discovered spinning when I just tried to swim in a circle.  But that's the natural motion for removing objects stuck to you.  Fling yourself around in a circle.

I think that is how I found it but I can't be sure now, but it is a natural thing to do so it must be how most people who play the game find the move? But until you learn the shortcut it's a difficult move to keep up I guess?

[Hiro]

I don't remember 'learning' this move. Are you sure the early game doesn't tell you about it? Maybe its just the videos I watched of Alec playing the beta...

[Glamador]

Well they tell you about spinning in the Sun Temple.  But that's pretty far into the game and I figured it out myself LONG before that.

[silverflagon]

I don't remember 'learning' this move. Are you sure the early game doesn't tell you about it? Maybe its just the videos I watched of Alec playing the beta...

You know how you click to get her to swim faster? Well sometimes she does a somersault and that is how I first worked the move out, it just happened!

[Alec]

We changed the hint for rolling for 1.1.0; now it'll show up once automatically, but you can also right click the gear in the sun temple to get the hint again. (since some people were missing it)